IND vs Eng 5th Test Day 3 Live Updates: The fifth Test match is being played between India and England at Kennington Oval. Today is the third day of this Test match on 2 August. India has gained a lead of 52 runs in the second innings. Team India’s two wickets have fallen. At the crease, Akashdeep is batting as a night watchman with opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal.

What happened in the fifth Test so far?

At Kennington Oval, England won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Indian team was reduced to the score of 224 in the first innings. In this innings only a half -century came from Karun Nair’s bat. At the same time, when the England team came to bat, their opening batsmen Ben Docket and Jack Croly gave a great start, but after this the bowlers of India looked completely dominated by the British. Famous Krishna and Mohammad Siraj took 4-4 wickets in the first innings against England. At the same time, Akashdeep’s account came in a success.

England took a lead of 23 runs after the first innings. By the second day’s game, the second innings of Team India started. KL Rahul 7 and Sai Sudarshan are dismissed for 11 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 51 runs in the T20 innings in the Test match and stood at the crease with Akashdeep. Shubman Gill did not come himself after Sai Sudarshan was dismissed to end the second day’s game, but Akashdeep was sent as a night watchman.

India’s playing xi

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (Captain), Dhruv Jurael (wicketkeeper), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Anshul Kamboj, famous Krishna and Mohammad Siraj.

England’s playing xi

Jack Croly, Ben Docket, Oli Pope (Captain), Joe Root (Vice -captain), Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wicket -keeper), Jacob Bethle, Chris Woakes, Gass Etkinson, Jamie overtan and Josh Tung.

Ind vs eng 5th test: The fifth Test between India and England is being played at Kennington Oval. England captain Ben Stokes is out of playing XI in the last Test. Stokes has a right shoulder injury. During the fourth Test in Manchester, the captain was also seen in pain. For this reason, Stokes is out of the fifth Test. Stokes has so far stood as a rock for England in all matches, but now they have to sit out of the field in the fifth Test.

Captain Ben Stokes injured

Ben Stokes said in a press conference before the match that ‘I am also very disappointed. My right shoulder is hurt. You take the risk and get its reward too, but there is a lot of risk in it, which can cause a lot of damage. Now I have started fixing it and now my focus is on the matches in the cold. Let us know that the Ashes series between England and Australia is going to start in November.

The road back starts here pic.twitter.com/mh6xobtj7c

– England Cricket (@NglandCrick) July 30, 2025

Big change in bowling line-up

Jacob Bethel has been made part of the playing XI in the team in place of Ben Stokes. At the same time, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton and Josh Tung have been included in the team for the fifth Test in place of Jofra Archer, Bridan Cars and Liam Dawson. England’s bowling line-up seems to be completely changed in the Oval Test. With the change of captain of the British team, the team has also changed completely.

England will be captained by ollie pop after ben stokes was rled out due Due to a Right Shoulder Injury. With stokes going out, jacob bethell come into the playing eleven. Fast Bowling Trio of Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton and Josh Tongue Come in Place of Pacers Jofra Archer and…

– IANS (@ians_india) July 31, 2025

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IND vs Eng Test Series: Large series of five Test matches between India and England 20 June 2025 It is starting in Leeds. Even before the match, England vice -captain Oli Pope has started putting mental pressure on the Indian team. He says that there is a young talent in the Indian team, but this time Virat Kohli’s absence can affect the team’s confidence and aggression on the field.

Prior to the series, Oli Pope said in an interview to ‘TalkSport Cricket’, “India’s current team is young and there is no shortage of talent in them.

The Pope also said that there is no shortage of young talent in the Indian team and the players are full of confidence, but the players of the England team are also fully prepared for this challenge.

Talking further in the interview, Oli Pope described this series as an important part of the preparation of the upcoming Ashes for England. He said, “This is a great time for us to play this Test series against India. Last year we played against the West Indies and Sri Lanka, but playing against the team like India will further strengthen our preparations. Ashes will also come and before that it will be a great test.”

Indian team will land without Kohli-Rohit

India has selected a youth team for the tour of England. India’s legendary and veteran players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are not part of the team this time. Both players announced his retirement from Test cricket during IPL 2025. Now in this series, India’s command has been handed over to Shubman Gill, who is leading the team in a big foreign series for the first time. The Indian team led by Gill has been included in many new faces, which will get a chance to prove themselves on the fast pitches of England, but there is constant discussions about the absence of experienced players like Kohli and Rohit.

History of Test series in India’s England

India won the Test series in England in 2007 last time. After this, the Indian team had to face defeat in 2011, 2014 and 2018. However, the 2021-22 Test series was drawn. This time also experts believe that due to lack of experienced players, India’s path of victory in this series is not going to be easy.

However, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly believes that the Indian team can still beat England. He said that if the team’s batting was strong and Jasprit Bumrah plays the entire series by staying fit, then the Indian team can easily win this series.

IND vs Eng Test Series Schedule

First Test: 20-24 June (Headingley)

Second Test: 2-6 July (Edgbaston)

Third Test: 10-14 July (Lords)

Fourth Test: 23-27 July (Old Trafford)

Fifth Test: 31 July-4 August (The Oval)